biography
pronunciation:
[airtsen]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1508/9–79)
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| biography:
| Painter, born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. He worked in Antwerp (1535–c.55), the first of a family dynasty of painters. Few of his religious altarpieces survived the turmoils of the Reformation. He is best known for paintings of everyday life and contemporary domestic interiors, but these frequently include some religious reference. |
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